Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Directly next door door to Wupatki National Monument is Sunset Crater Volcano – an astonishing sleeping giant right in our backyard. It had a major eruption in 1085 and actually caused the Sinagua people to evacuate the area. Today it’s most interesting features are the miles-long lava flows pictured below.

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Sunset Crater Lava Flows

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Brand new Campsites at Campo Bonito.

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